{"product_id":"the-foundling-1","title":"The Foundling","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of two friends, raised in the same orphanage, whose loyalty is put to the ultimate test when they meet years later at a controversial institution--one as an employee; the other, an inmate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1927 and eighteen-year-old Mary Engle is hired to work as a secretary at a remote but scenic institution for mentally disabled women called the Nettleton State Village for Feebleminded Women of Childbearing Age\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe's immediately in awe of her employer--brilliant, genteel Dr. Agnes Vogel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Vogel had been the only woman in her class in medical school. As a young psychiatrist she was an outspoken crusader for women's suffrage. Now, at age forty, Dr. Vogel runs one of the largest and most self-sufficient public asylums for women in the country. Mary deeply admires how dedicated the doctor is to the poor and vulnerable women under her care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon after she's hired, Mary learns that a girl from her childhood orphanage is one of the inmates. Mary remembers Lillian as a beautiful free spirit with a sometimes-tempestuous side. Could she be mentally disabled? When Lillian begs Mary to help her escape, alleging the asylum is not what it seems, Mary is faced with a terrible choice. Should she trust her troubled friend with whom she shares a dark childhood secret? Mary's decision triggers a hair-raising sequence of events with life-altering consequences for all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by a true story about the author's grandmother, \u003ci\u003eThe Foundling\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare look at a shocking chapter of American history. This gripping page-turner will have readers on the edge of their seats right up to the stunning last page...asking themselves, \"Did this really happen \u003ci\u003ehere\u003c\/i\u003e?\"","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804255523048,"sku":"9781982120382","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_7a1be1cf-1610-4cce-becb-9939ca05db0b.jpg?v=1790297986","url":"https:\/\/kuumba-47muwsn1.myshopify.com\/products\/the-foundling-1","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}